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. >>> hashtag twizzle. big news for nbc's prime time olympic coverage. when you can expect to see bob ♪ what is this place? where are we? this is where we bring together the fastest internet and the best in entertainment. we call it the x1 entertainment operating system. it looks like the future! we must have encountered a temporal vortex. further analytics are necessary. beam us up. ♪ that's my phone. hey. [ female announcer ] the x1 entertainment operating system, only from xfinity. tv and internet together like never before. >>> the off and on combination of the bitter cold and warm weather have taken a toll on our cars and roads. potholes are popping up across maryland and virginia. the dot said it filled 3200 potholes last month alone. 2500 have been filled this month and february is only half way over. the agency says it tries to fill potholes within three days of being notified. for information how to report them and what to do if your car is damaged, go to nbcwashington.com. if potholes aren't bad enough, gas prices are on the rise again. it
. >>> hashtag twizzle. big news for nbc's prime time olympic coverage. when you can expect to see bob ♪ what is this place? where are we? this is where we bring together the fastest internet and the best in entertainment. we call it the x1 entertainment operating system. it looks like the future! we must have encountered a temporal vortex. further analytics are necessary. beam us up. ♪ that's my phone. hey. [ female announcer ] the x1 entertainment operating system, only from...
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in the event. >> watch the twizzle coming up here. >> reporter: there's the twizzle, spinning in unison, holding one of their blades. timing must be precise. watch again, davis and white complete five turns in three seconds, their skates hitting the ice at the same time with the precision of atomic clocks. and there's the required fast-paced finnstep, a precise sequence of 70 steps. they dance as a single body. look how close their blades are to each other. it's ballroom dancing on ice. >> we felt we had the opportunity to prove to the world that we were the best, beyond a doubt. >> reporter: on another stretch of ice, more history for the u.s. steve holcomb and steve langdon bringing home the first american medal in the two-man bobsled since 1952, a bronze. the bobsledders pushed a 400-pound sled going from zero to 30 miles an hour in 5 seconds. and then the hard part -- getting in. >> that's a lot of running. ah, my foot. all right. go! >> reporter: but on the slopes today, soupy fog forced the cancellation of two events where nick baumgartner hoped to compete in the snowboard cross.
in the event. >> watch the twizzle coming up here. >> reporter: there's the twizzle, spinning in unison, holding one of their blades. timing must be precise. watch again, davis and white complete five turns in three seconds, their skates hitting the ice at the same time with the precision of atomic clocks. and there's the required fast-paced finnstep, a precise sequence of 70 steps. they dance as a single body. look how close their blades are to each other. it's ballroom dancing on...
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and what the heck is a twizzle? you'll see the two american ice dancers who twiz he wizled strao olympic gold. >> good morning, it is february 18, welcome to "way too early". after jimmy fallon's star-studded premiere, many fans are asking how can he top that show. >> and now, here is your host, jimmy fallon! >> it was a good time. this crowd welcomed jimmy with a rouses round of applause. will smith was the first official guest to test out the new chair. we'll see a little more from the show coming up a little later. but things really heated up when u2 took to the roof of 30 rock for a very special performance. ♪ >> tscene was amazing. we'll have more from the big premiere coming up later in the cooler. and in honor of jimmy's first big "tonight show," we want to know your favorite fallon moment to date. could be an snl movie, a skit, maybe something off our radar. tweet us your most creative answers and we'll put the best ones up later in the show. >>> republicans may have backed down on the debt fight, but now
and what the heck is a twizzle? you'll see the two american ice dancers who twiz he wizled strao olympic gold. >> good morning, it is february 18, welcome to "way too early". after jimmy fallon's star-studded premiere, many fans are asking how can he top that show. >> and now, here is your host, jimmy fallon! >> it was a good time. this crowd welcomed jimmy with a rouses round of applause. will smith was the first official guest to test out the new chair. we'll see a...
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two americans blaze their way with strength and twizzles. matt gutman is right there. >> >> reporter: perhaps no athletes shattered an olympic record while appearing as joyous as meryl davis and charlie white. >> it's incredible. >> reporter: the fred astaire and ginger rogers of ice dancing, becoming the first pair to win gold for the u.s. in the event. watch their twizzle -- spinning in unison, holding one of their blades. timing must be precise. watch again, davis and white complete five turns in three seconds, their skates hitting the ice at the same time with the precision of atomic clocks. and there's the required fast-paced finnstep, a precise sequence of 70 steps. they dance as a single body. look how close their blades are to each other. on another stretch of ice, more history for the u.s. steve holcomb and steve langdon bringing home the first american medal in the two-man bobsled since 1952, a bronze. the bobsledders pushed a 400-pound sled going from zero to 35 miles an hour in 5 seconds. and then the hard part -- getting in. >>
two americans blaze their way with strength and twizzles. matt gutman is right there. >> >> reporter: perhaps no athletes shattered an olympic record while appearing as joyous as meryl davis and charlie white. >> it's incredible. >> reporter: the fred astaire and ginger rogers of ice dancing, becoming the first pair to win gold for the u.s. in the event. watch their twizzle -- spinning in unison, holding one of their blades. timing must be precise. watch again, davis and...
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. >> the show-stopping twizzle. a one-foot t turn moving across the ice. judges looking for speed, closeness, andnd synchronicity. they could capture america's first ever ice dance gold. the american brother/sister duo also spectacular. and team usa's madison chock and evan bates bringing ballroom to the ice. both paris dancing their way in the top ten. the red, white, and blue also commanding in the super g. weibrecht for the silver. and bode miller with the bronze. afterwards, the record six-time olympic medalist overcome with emotion. tears for his late brother, whose dream it was to compete as a snowboarder in these sochi games. >> losing my brother was hard. in the finish, it just came out. >> reporter: from bittersweet to simply untouchable. after the shootout win over russia on saturday, the u.s. men's hockey team slapped slovenia, 5-1. >> the more we play, the better we get. >> reporter: their eyes now fixed on the quarter finals this wednesday. tough times for women on the slopes of rosa khutor park. one competitor taking off the slopes on a stret
. >> the show-stopping twizzle. a one-foot t turn moving across the ice. judges looking for speed, closeness, andnd synchronicity. they could capture america's first ever ice dance gold. the american brother/sister duo also spectacular. and team usa's madison chock and evan bates bringing ballroom to the ice. both paris dancing their way in the top ten. the red, white, and blue also commanding in the super g. weibrecht for the silver. and bode miller with the bronze. afterwards, the...
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. >>> reporter: look at them waltz and lift and twizzle. >> look at their synchronicity. >> reporter: so in sync, right down to their bows. and it's no wonder. alex shibutani and his little sister, mia, have been dancing together as long as they can remember. >> we both had to learn because birthdays at ice rinks were hugely popular. and so to avoid the public humiliation of hanging onto the wall at such a young age, we both learned to skate. >> reporter: the so-called shib sibs, one of seven sets of siblings competing on team usa in sochi. seven -- the most in american olympic history. from double trouble snowboarding golds, to the mirror image hockey playing lamoureux. athletes supporting each other as only brothers and sisters can. watch erik bjornsen's grueling prep for cross country skiing. >> you can do it, eric. >> reporter: his older sister, sadie, also in the games. back home, they train together year round. competition? yeah, there is some of that too. skier taylor fletcher competed against his big brother bryan. he tweeted, "i was inspired to become an olympian following my
. >>> reporter: look at them waltz and lift and twizzle. >> look at their synchronicity. >> reporter: so in sync, right down to their bows. and it's no wonder. alex shibutani and his little sister, mia, have been dancing together as long as they can remember. >> we both had to learn because birthdays at ice rinks were hugely popular. and so to avoid the public humiliation of hanging onto the wall at such a young age, we both learned to skate. >> reporter: the...
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. >> twizzle there, baby. >> twizzle is all i can do with it. they train with a canadian pair they beat virtue and moir and they won gold in vancouver and this time, they came in second. these two have been together for 17 years, white and davis, so it's a huge emotional relief and this is them afterwards. >> we're so excited but i think we are kind of in shock a little. i'm excited but i'm not really sure what i'm feeling and i don't even know what is going on. >> we did everything that we could and that, in itself, a justified 17 years of hard work and to come away with a gold medal is amazing. >> reporter: a couple of quick things here. two-man bobsled first medal by the united states in 62 years. steve langton and steve holcomb ran that. thursday against canada, 70 shots on sweden so everyone is looking ga forward to women's hockey. basically like roller derby on snowboard down the hill on this event. i thought slopestyle was crazy. this is even crazier. we got a medal there. 18-year-old phenom had a giant slalom today and she finished in fi
. >> twizzle there, baby. >> twizzle is all i can do with it. they train with a canadian pair they beat virtue and moir and they won gold in vancouver and this time, they came in second. these two have been together for 17 years, white and davis, so it's a huge emotional relief and this is them afterwards. >> we're so excited but i think we are kind of in shock a little. i'm excited but i'm not really sure what i'm feeling and i don't even know what is going on. >> we...
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and what the heck is a twizzle? you'll see the two american ice dancers who twiz he wizled strao olympic gold. >> good morning,
and what the heck is a twizzle? you'll see the two american ice dancers who twiz he wizled strao olympic gold. >> good morning,
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twizzle. a multi-rotational one-footed turn moving across the ice. judges looking for speed, closeness, and synchronicity. their perfect performance catapulting them to the long program. they could capture america's first ever ice dance gold. the american brother/sister duo of may ya -- maya and ala spectacul spectacular. and team usa's madison chalk and evan baits bringing ballroom to the ice. both pairs dancing their way in the top ten. the red, white, and blue also commanding in the men's super g. weibrecht for the silver. >> down comes bode miller to the finish line. >> and bode miller with the bronze. becoming the oldest alpine skier to win an olympic medal. afterwards, the record six-time olympic medalist overcome with emotion. tears for his late brother, whose dream it was to compete as a snowboarder in these sochi games. >> losing my brother was hard. in the finish, it just came out. >> reporter: from bittersweet to simply untouchable. after their heart-stopping shootout win over russi
twizzle. a multi-rotational one-footed turn moving across the ice. judges looking for speed, closeness, and synchronicity. their perfect performance catapulting them to the long program. they could capture america's first ever ice dance gold. the american brother/sister duo of may ya -- maya and ala spectacul spectacular. and team usa's madison chalk and evan baits bringing ballroom to the ice. both pairs dancing their way in the top ten. the red, white, and blue also commanding in the men's...
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when you watch their tapes to what they present now they've made dance more athletic and the twizzles that they do are really unrivaled. >> you tour with them and you have toured with them as well. you think they've got it to come back for another olympics. >> i toured with meryl and charlie on "stars on ice" and we would always discuss that. and they have ambitions to go to law school and things. and being an olympic athlete consumes your entire life, but, you know, if anyone could do it, they could. sticking four more years to be at the games just required so much of them. and you know, they pulled it off so well. >> it did pay off. back for our "gma" games. thank you very much. >>> today's other top stories from josh. >>> we begin with a new plan to rescue a u.s. soldier held captive by the taliban for more than four years. u.s. officials believe that bowe bergdahl is being held somewhere in pakistan. and now, according to "the washington post," the obama administration is considering a new kind of prisoner swap. simultaneously releasing five taliban prisoners from guantanamo bay i
when you watch their tapes to what they present now they've made dance more athletic and the twizzles that they do are really unrivaled. >> you tour with them and you have toured with them as well. you think they've got it to come back for another olympics. >> i toured with meryl and charlie on "stars on ice" and we would always discuss that. and they have ambitions to go to law school and things. and being an olympic athlete consumes your entire life, but, you know, if...
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really press themselves and push themselves, and meryl and charlie are, like, the best ever at the twizzles. they are so fast. the fastest turning, and they are matched perfectly. i mean, they are really -- it's, for them to lose, if anything, because they are so far ahead. in the team competition, in fact, they were about almost ten points by the end of the competition ahead of tessa and scott, so, you know, they are compatible, the two of them really fighting it out, but i don't know, i think i have to go with meryl and charlie on this. >> i want to change topics for just a bit. it has been 20 years now since you were the victim of that preolympics attack. you have now agreed to be a part of a documentary for nbc, espn also out with a documentary, as well. nancy, how worried are you that your career and perhaps your life will forever be associated with what you have commonly referred to as "the incident"? >> i'm not worried about it. i mean, it's been my life now for 20 years. it's sort of sad, i have two olympic medals and have, obviously, worked very hard to get to the olympic games and
really press themselves and push themselves, and meryl and charlie are, like, the best ever at the twizzles. they are so fast. the fastest turning, and they are matched perfectly. i mean, they are really -- it's, for them to lose, if anything, because they are so far ahead. in the team competition, in fact, they were about almost ten points by the end of the competition ahead of tessa and scott, so, you know, they are compatible, the two of them really fighting it out, but i don't know, i think...
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the pair who have been together 17 years beat out canadian rivals who twizzled their way to silver. in women's hockey, thyme usa advanced to the medal game. the long a waited medal of the night came on the track, americans blazed through the longest bobsled run to win the bronze. it was the first american medal in the two man bobsled in 62 years. this morning, the glow was there with holcomb tweeting. >> years ago he was diagnosed with an eye condition. his eye doctor was able to use an experimental surgery to correct his vision. he since named the procedure after holcomb who now has two olympic medals. >> rachel, many thanks. >>> jimmy fallon and raved reviews. >> i'm your host for now. i want to take care of this show for a while. if you let me stick around for a while, maybe i'll get the hang of it. my goal is to make you smile and put a smile on your face. isn't that the whole goal of what we're doing, have fun? >> fallon made the debut of the host of the "tonight show." he was joined by mariah carey, will smith. check out his musical guest,u 2. isn't that incredible? it's on to
the pair who have been together 17 years beat out canadian rivals who twizzled their way to silver. in women's hockey, thyme usa advanced to the medal game. the long a waited medal of the night came on the track, americans blazed through the longest bobsled run to win the bronze. it was the first american medal in the two man bobsled in 62 years. this morning, the glow was there with holcomb tweeting. >> years ago he was diagnosed with an eye condition. his eye doctor was able to use an...
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. >> and nailing the all-important twizzle. in a routine they perfected with derek huff. ♪ the flawless performance in sunday's short program a result of their 17 years on the ice together. since the two were in elementary school. >> i have dreams of making it to the olympics. >> their chief rivals and strangely enough training partners are the canada team. >> they cannot do it better than that. game on. >> the dueling duos have been trading top spots since vancouver, canada captured gold and white and davis had to settle for silver. but the detroit natives are poised to flip the script this time around. commanding a 2 1/2-point lead heading into tonight's free skate. >> the highest score ever recorded. >> and with white and davis expected to retire after this season, what better way to cap an incredible career than with olympic gold? >> they're the picture of perfection. >> remarkable. >> so good. >> and we're going to be hearing from them in a little while. >>> meanwhile, some believe the excitement here in sochi is generat
. >> and nailing the all-important twizzle. in a routine they perfected with derek huff. ♪ the flawless performance in sunday's short program a result of their 17 years on the ice together. since the two were in elementary school. >> i have dreams of making it to the olympics. >> their chief rivals and strangely enough training partners are the canada team. >> they cannot do it better than that. game on. >> the dueling duos have been trading top spots since...